PHOTO GALLERY: California Wildfires before and after
Over a thousand buildings in Los Angeles have been destroyed by the wildfires
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Fire explodes out of a window of the Altadena Community Church, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in the downtown Altadena section of Pasadena, Calif. (Google; Chris Pizzello/AP)
A split-screen image shows a Shell gas station after powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of west Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 8, 2025. (Mike Blake/Reuters)
Rosenthal Wine Tasting goes up in flames along PCH as the Palisades Fire in Malibu Tuesday, January 8, 2025. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The Palisades Fire ignites behind a liquor store in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (Etienne Laurent/AP)
A business burns while the Palisades Fire sweeps through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)
Flames rise from a sign as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, Calif. Jan. 7, 2025. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
A fire-damaged Bank of America branch after the Palisades Fire swept through in neighborhood, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Eugene Garcia/AP)
A sign for the Two Palms Nursing Center, which was damaged by the Eaton Fire, stands as the wildfire burns in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 8, 2025. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni)
Dozens of beachfront homes in Malibu were in the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. High winds escalated the spread of several blazes across Southern California. (Google; David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
Beachfront homes are devastated by the Palisades fire on PCH on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Malibu, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Cafe Vida in Pacific Palisades burns overnight. The wildfire in Pacific Palisades, which began on Tuesday, January 7th, quickly spread due to the Santa Ana winds in the Los Angeles area. Hundreds of homes and vehicles have been destroyed, and thousands of people have been evacuated. (Michael Ho Wai Lee/Sipa via AP)